Klopp's handling of the issue was decisive; after Sakho repeatedly flouted rules during the summer, he was sent home and banished to the Under-23 side.

There are serious, and well documented issues behind Sakho's fall from grace, but the former Paris Saint-Germain captain forged something of a bond with the Reds fans during his three-and-a-half years on Merseyside.

Sakho's failure to be rehabilitated into the first-team fold may be lamented by some at a time where continued question marks are asked of the Reds' defence, and the affable Frenchman will leave the club with good wishes of most supporters.

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Signed from Paris Saint-Germain for around £18m in the summer of 2013, Sakho, whose last game for the Reds was 4-0 win in the Merseyside derby in April 2016, endeared himself to supporters through a string of good-natured incidents.

Here, we look back at some of the moments that have made Sakho a true cult hero.

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I'm a Scouser

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Sakho's accent needed work, but the powerful centre-back tried his hand at some local lingo in an interview with the club's official TV station last year by claiming: "I say I am a Scouser. OK, mate. What's 'appenin' lad?"

A win for the Liverpool country

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One of Sakho's final acts as a player for the Reds was to score in the stunning 4-3 win over Borussia Dortmund in the quarter-final comeback in the Europa League in April.

The Reds eventually overcome Klopp's former side 5-4 on aggregate, and a wild night at Anfield saw Sakho help the Reds to a remarkable second half comeback.

After the game, he said: "The fans never leave us and they always, always shout. And I think together, it is a win for the Liverpool country."

A Sakho selfie

The chaotic celebrations of the win over Dortmund saw one fan lose their phone at Anfield.

It was eventually returned to its owner, but Reds fan Liamie Marum found a new picture in his gallery - a Sakho selfie with Divock Origi!

"Well what can I say but unbelievable," Liamie wrote on Facebook. "I lost my phone celebrating nearly on top of Lovren at the corner flag and I lost my phone.

"After everyone eventually went back to the Kop, the security came up handed me my phone back as I was sitting on row 3. I checked it just now and look."

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Sakho was greeted by John Flanagan on his 26th birthday back in February, and the defender decided to share the moment on his Snapchat.

That accent still needs work though!

Sakho tours Alcatraz

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When the club's official TV channel decided to let a player loose with a Go Pro around San Francisco, there was no better choice than Sakho.

The trip to the United States was eventually the turning point for Sakho's Liverpool career, but before he fell foul of Klopp's discipline, he was allowed to roam the infamous prison Alcatraz - with some hilarious results.

Charity work

For all the joking Sakho does off the pitch, there is also the serious side, and he regularly helps out charities in Africa.

Earlier this year, he helped deliver 30 tonnes of rice to a community in Tambacounda in Senegal, before wowing football fans with some keepy-ups, and a dance-off!

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Partying with rap stars

And how does Sakho spend his spare time when he isn't delivering rice to poverty-stricken children? By partying with rap stars at Victoria's Secret fashions show of course.

Sakho made the most of some midweek time off by partying with Tinie Tempah at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Paris earlier this week.

More charity work

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Sakho has also got himself involved in charity work a little bit closer to his Merseyside home, and he surprised the children of Zoe's Place when he paid them an unexpected visit earlier this year.

He also took to the frontline in support of charity An Hour for Others by donning his hard hart and hi-vis jacket.